Mario Odyssey sells over 1.1 million copies in the US, fastest-selling Super Mario game ever

Nintendo has revealed new sales data for Super Mario Odyssey in the United States.

[UCForce]

That's amazing.

[freshslicepizza]

Yes it is and Nintendo continues to prove they are the ONLY hardware company where exclusives matter more than third party.

[UCForce]

You can say the same thing to Sony.

[Relientk77]

Who releases the most exclusives each year? Answer is Sony

[freshslicepizza]

@UCForce
"You can say the same thing to Sony."

Not really. The PS4 copy of Fallout 4 sold 7.5 million copies, that won't happen with any multiplat on the Switch. Their exclusives cotinue to overpower all other games. The PS4 has a good balance of all titles making it less of a system to buy solely for its exclusives. This is why the Playstation and Xbox and PC all share the same marketplace while Nintendo continues to be in the drivers seat for exclusives that people will buy the hardware solely for.

What game on the PS4 has an attach rate like Zelda does on the Switch?

[DiRtY]

No, you can't say the same thing about Sony.
Best selling games on PS4 are mostly 3rd party games. 9 out of the 10 best selling games on PS4 are 3rd party / multiplat games.

Same thing for Xbox One with 9 out of 10 games being multiplat. Technically 2 are first party though (minecraft), but only one is exclusive.

For the Switch: 5/10 games are first party for Nintendo.

*edit* Btw, I don't enjoy games more or less if they are exclusive or not.
Exclusives do not mean quality IMO and it comes down to taste.

[bouzebbal]

lol the butthurt xbox fanboy trying to stealth diss the PS4.
Problem is, xbox is the only hardware ocmpany where neither exclusives nor 3rd party matters.
*fixed*

[UCForce]

Sony have both of their first party and third party sales. Remember PS2 ? That Console had both first party and third party. So yes, they are the same.

[remixx116]

@moldy

Lol you just couldn't say congrats to ninty could you??

Any shot at Sony you can take you will fire even in an article that has nothing to do with them.

Also it's mad funny how you try to put them on the same playing field as your favorite company when you know damn well sony shits on Microsoft when it comes to exclusives.

Also when it comes to zelda...lol dude they've been pumping that good ass franchise out for damn near 30 years so of course it's attach rate is gonna be high. Sony doesn't even make the same games as it did 15 years ago except maybe gran turismo and guess how high of a selling franchise that game is??

Good job to nintendo for producing such amazing games, I'll grab this along with my second copy of breath of the wild tho I don't know when I'll be able to play it due to the sheer amount of exclusives I have to play right now on my ps4. Still playing horizon, gr2 and persona 5. Haven't even opened nier automata yet and still gotta pick up gt sport and nioh.

Oh well I'm cool with a massive backlog...

That's a problem I'm sure moldy doesn't have.

[Phill-Spencer]

@Bouzebbal

"lol the butthurt xbox fanboy trying to stealth diss the PS4.
Problem is, xbox is the only hardware ocmpany where neither exclusives nor 3rd party matters.
*fixed*"

Lol, Ouch that must hurt!! Tell them sad xbox loyalist nongamers hiding behind great nintendo exclusives to feel able to take shots at playstation. I feel sorry for these desperate and lost creatures. Their lifes must be very unpleasant!

[GamingSinceForever]

Considering that Nintendo hardly gets the multiplats it's not say saying much really.

[nowitzki2004]

Why do you guys keep giving this fool attention? ignore him.

[UCForce]

Sure, Nintendo games have higher score than Sony games. Sony do have same attention just like Nintendo but only different direction. For Sony, they rely on their studios to create a new IP, not just their old franchise. For example, HZD have been successful from critics and consumers. Even the game didn't have higher score like Zelda Breath of The Wild, but GG made a huge comeback.

[rocketpanda]

"Imma let you finish" - Moldy the Kanye of gaming.

[Theknightofnights]

@bouzebbal

It seems you are pretty butt-hurt yourself, bud.

[andrewsquall]

@moldybread Whoa whoa whoa. Who ever said that exclusives matter MORE than third party??? When did Switch sales overtake PS4 sales?

A great amount of exclusives AND 3rd party games together are what matter and are what always mattered. See PS2 for reference. Even though Gamecube had Wind Waker and Smash Bro's Melee and sold millions, it just simply wasn't enough.

You know this so why are you denying it? Oh, to hate on PS4, figures.

[InTheZoneAC]

lol wut?

[Cyro]

Is that supposed to be a good thing? Sony has good exclusives on top of having third party support.

[3-4-5]

Yea but Sony is reliant upon 3rd party much more than Nintendo is. If the PS4 had the 3rd party support of the Wii U, I don't think we would see a PS5.

Sony needs 3rd party for it's survival, where as Nintendo doesn't...they have proven to survive on their own IP's again and again.

[rainslacker]

Do you really have to bring in Sony into every topic?

Even if you didn't state it explicitly, your track record and intent are clear given just how often you say that exclusives don't matter....except now they apparently are because of Nintendo, despite the fact that Sony's big exclusives mostly outsell Nintendo's.

[Prince_TFK]

Relientk77

Not this year dude. Nintendo has more. Look it up.

[The 10th Rider]

The thing is the PS4 gets a lot of third party exclusives. Many people include those as games Sony brought to PS4, even though it wasn't Sony that published or developed them. If you include those, PS4 has the most exclusives by a longshot simply because they're the only console that gets VR games and they're currently getting a lot of the Japanese games. If you don't include those, it's pretty close. Sony probably has the edge if you include PSVR titles, but Nintendo probably has the edge if you're comparing PS4 + PSVR to Switch + 3DS (vita doesn't effect it as all as Sony doesn't publish or develop games for it anymore). Strictly PS4 vs Switch it's pretty dang close and depends on what you include. If you look at the history of games published by Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo they all actually tend to publish fairly close numbers of major titles for their respective console each year, with Microsoft lagging behind in the past few years (especially this year).

[XStation4pio_Pro]

Agreed. Nintendos exclusives have the power of very well known IP that rival Mickey Mouse and McDonalds for brand recognition. They got that going long before the console wars and exclusives were a huge thing and it’s paid off.

Exclusives by their very nature are in fact limited. Hence the classification. That makes them harder to be known to more people and it also takes years for IP to become so successful. That’s also why I say just being an exclusive doesnt make a game good. It needs brand, and familiarity - becoming s household name. Games like Knack and Gravity Rush are exclusives but prove that didn’t matter. Too niche and unknown. Ironically they would have done better if released on more platforms.

Also of note, exclusive sales usually pale in comparison to multiplatform sales. Peopl on here go on and on about uncharted 4 and so on being huge, and they are, but if you look at sales numbers, you’ll see that it sold a fraction of wildlands and Destiny 2 and PUBG and so on. Only 2 PS4 exclusives are in the top 10 global sales for 2017.

It just shows you how powerful Nintendo’s IP truly is comparatively to other exclusives. I wholeheartedly agree with you.

[UCForce]

True, Sony games do have their low and high. But I prefer them to be risky on their own.

[Neonridr]

holy crap. Amazing sales.

[InTheZoneAC]

So the people who have played it how would you rate it compared to:

SMB3
SML
NSMB
SM3DW/L

[Concertoine]

The 2D games are in their own league for me. Its like apples to oranges.

But still:
SMO > SMB3
SMO >>> SML
SMO >>>>>> NSMB
SMO > 3DW

3d world with beer and friends probably tops Odyssey though :P

[Sirk7x]

3D World was superior in its multiplayer aspect. I had great fun playing that with my old roommates. Odyssey is just...so good though lol.

[ShottyatLaw]

It's hard to compare 2d vs. 3d Mario. I'm also a SMW > SMB3 kind of guy too. I would say Odyssey tops Galaxy 2 as the best 3d Mario.

230 moons collected so far, and still finding new challenges every minute.

[Theknightofnights]

I'd say that Super Mario Odyssey is better than all of those games. Though a case can be made for Super Mario Bros. 3 being better depending on how much you enjoy 2D style Mario games. SMB3 hasn't aged a bit!

[higgins78]

Ok, I'll bite...

SMW, Galaxy (1&2), Odyssey, SMB3, Yoshi's Island, yes, in that order, and yes, I'm lumping both galaxies as a whole.

Saying all this however, I'm happier playing Odyssey today than I would likely be ANY other games in the canon.

[InTheZoneAC]

I appreciate your opinion, but I dislike Yoshi's Island as much as I do SMB2 lol

[Sirk7x]

It's one of the most fun, strangest games I've ever played. Might be stealing my top spot from Super Mario World, to be honest.

[Prince_TFK]

That is awesome. Congrats to Nintendo. This game is just like GTA, it still gonna keep selling well months to come.

[Longshot810]

Im already saying it........ game of the year.

[Instantnoodles88]

2017 has been an amazing year for gaming, thanks to Nintendo, they deserve all the success they’re getting. The Switch’s launch library has been nothing short of amazing.

Well Done!

[DeadSilence]

That was fast wow

[Araragifeels]

One thing is that Nintendo first party games sell better than PlayStation. I am not saying PlayStation First Party is bad rather is that Nintendo First Game end up making more money. I wish PlayStation made a new platformer(not another sequel of Knack) since Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper is the only big successful platformer First Party franchise (not counting LBP since 3rd game and Karting was bad, they don't own Crash Bandicoot/Spyro ) but they need to start making new and take inspiration from Mario Odyssey.

[UCForce]

I rather let Sony to improve themselves. Sony have their own strength.

[UCForce]

@DJK1NG_Gaming It's their choice. Sony First Party Studios have evolved. Sucker Punch have evolved from Sly Copper to Ghost of Tsushima. ND have evolved from Crash Bandicoot to The Last of Us. GG have evolved from Killzone to HZD. Like i said, I rather let them be themselves.

[Araragifeels]

PlayStation should just make another Studio for Platformer. PlayStation need another Platformer Mascot since Knack is the only new Platformer Mascot on the PS4. But not many like Knack and I want PlayStation to make another platformer game taking inspiration from Mario 64 or Odyssey or Sunshine or Galaxy. After PlayStation 2 gen, you can see that PlayStation 3 gen weren't making that many Platformer and the one they had are sequels of previous gen. Now PlayStation 4 only done 3 platformer game which was Ratchet & Clank reboot and Knack 1-2 but that is not enough.

[UCForce]

If I remember correctly, ND were making a new Jak and Daxter game and it had concept art, but it was too realistic and it didn't fit Jak and Daxter theme.

[UCForce]

This is concept art of new Jak and Daxter game : https://www.google.com.vn/a...

[SlySouls]

Congrats to Nintendo for a masterpiece

[XStation4pio_Pro]

Impressive. It’s the reason to have a switch imo. I hate on the switch a lot I know, but MO is definitely something to appreciate. And though it might not be as technically or visually impressive as some stuff coming off the Pro and One X, it’s a blast. My only gripe is the co-op play feels s little phoned in. Hardly a dealbreaker though.

[sk8ofmnd]

Nintendo is definitely killing it this gen and proving all the naysayers wrong including myself, and especially with the big facepalm the wiiu was. They still have awhile to go to be firing on all cylinders but I feel from year 1 and on the switch will be hands down much more improved that it was on launch.

[higgins78]

"a while to go to be firing on all cylinders"? Come in! It's been a stellar launched backed by some incredible games, both retail and Indie. I'm sorry, but for me this is firing on all cylinders.

[thesoftware730]

They continue to be the best at what they do, Create amazing games that anyone can have fun with.
Simply Phenomenal.

[higgins78]

Very, very deserving. A masterpiece.

[Fantasticzig]

I’ve enjoyed Mario games since 1988, when I was given an NES for Christmas. I was skeptical of the concept when this new one was first teased - but it is now my favorite Mario game, ever. It is a masterpiece for the genre, and a standout in Mario’s library. And can we take a moment to appreciate the score/music? It was like a Miyazaki film.

[Kosic]

I'm glad the switch has titles that fly off the shelves.

Recently got one, can't wait for some 3rd party support from other major publishers. One game I'm excited for is Skyrim, I do hope with strong sales we'll see a port of fallout 3, NV or 4.

I'm shocked at how well the switch can handle games. My only issue is the battery.

[andrewsquall]

Does anybody ever notice that skippy, I mean, Moldy hardly ever makes his own comment UNLESS its the first one to get in his dig.
He just had to "reply" to UCForce just so that he would be there at the top of the page. It wasn't even a response to UCForce, just the usual Sony hating spiel that could be applied to any comment on this article.

Because no PS4 exclusive ever sold over a million copies Moldy, even Infamous Second Son. /s
Just stop, for the love of everything holy, just stop with your pure and utter nonsense.

[Theknightofnights]

I don't think you understood what he said.

[Bronxs15]

Wow are we in some twilight zone where Nintendo systems and games are supper successful and good?

[PhoenixUp]

Would’ve sold more with Luigi in it

[Moonman]

Go Mario! :)

[michellelynn0976]

Mario Odyssey could sell over 20 million copies. This game is so amazing! I love it. I cannot stop playing it. It is amazing how well this game has sold and how quickly it has.

[GamingCentaur]

Nintendo games sell well on Nintendo consoles. Shocking.

[BadElf]

Good for Mario. Odyssey so far is 3rd, or 2nd best Mario game, EVER

[Xenophon_York]

I have a feeling Switch is going to hit a strong stride in 'nineteen.

Wonder if Nintendo will release a new Legend of Zelda within the same basic schedule the games are typically released (every five/six years) or, if it will be sooner?